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A New Climate for the Forest Products Industry

By Amanda Sauer on July 16, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

The forest products sector holds an enormous stake in the coming economy defined by resource constraints, climate change policies, and shifting consumer values.

Forest Industry Must Act to Benefit from Climate Policy

June 30, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

While there are risks for the forest products industry, it largely stands to gain from efforts to address global warming due to new opportunities for sustainable forestry, according to a report released here today by the World Resources Institute.

Can the World Bank Lead on Climate Change?

June 11, 2008
Location: Washington, D.C.

As the finance ministers of the G8 countries begin their annual meetings this Friday in Osaka, Japan, they are expected to endorse two multibillion dollar funds to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases

Can Capturing Carbon Become a Reality?

By Hiranya Fernando on June 6, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is both hailed as a “silver bullet” for the coal industry, and reviled as a pipe dream. The reality is that the U.S. needs CCS, and a comprehensive policy framework for rapid development and deployment.

Banco Real Named Sustainable Bank of the Year

By Hiranya Fernando on June 5, 2008
Location: London

Brazil’s Banco Real took the top prize at the third annual Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Sustainable Banking Awards dinner in London. Each year, the awards recognize banks and other financial institutions for their leadership and innovation in integrating social, environmental and corporate governance considerations into their operations.

Major Policy Intervention Required to Boost Carbon Capture Potential

June 4, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

A World Resources Institute (WRI) analysis of the complex challenges that investors would face when deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies shows that until government policies support large-scale demonstrations it is unlikely that CCS will be able to fulfill its potential in combating climate change.

Carbon Value Analysis Tool (CVAT)

June, 2008

This tool allows project managers to factor in the price of carbon when evaluating greenhouse gas reduction projects.

$1.5 Million Grant Supports Peterson Institute and WRI on International Trade and Climate Change

May 29, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

The Peterson Institute for International Economics has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as part of the foundation’s $100 million Climate Change Initiative.This joint project, conducted with the World Resources Institute (WRI), will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the connections between international trade and climate change policies and make recommendations for how these policies can be mutually supportive.

The 10 Big Questions For Corporate Forest Product Purchasing

By Ruth Nogueron on April 3, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Corporate procurement managers are increasingly looking for ways to ensure that wood and paper-based products are environmentally and socially sound. The WRI/WBCSD procurement guide being released today is a toolbox to help them.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

SMEs Redefining Innovation: Insights on the New Ventures India Investor Forum

By Derek Newberry on December 18, 2007
Location: Mumbai

At first glance, the lineup of products and services on display at this year’s New Ventures India Investor Forum seemed to reflect traditional Indian knowledges and practices. Banana-leaf materials, light posts, and packaged Indian foods were some of the offerings on display by entrepreneur finalists.

WRI Joins Greenhouse Gas Management Institute to Train on Emissions Accounting

December 3, 2007
Location: BALI, INDONESIA

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute are joining forces to train professionals on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

Letter to World Bank, Re: Environmental Development Policy Loan to Peru

By Jon Sohn, Sarah Paraghamian, Richard Chase Smith on October 12, 2007

The following letter was sent to the Socially Sustainable Development Unit of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank on October 12th, 2007, regarding the proposed Environmental Development Policy Loan to Peru.

International Financial Flows and the Environment (IFFE)

The International Financial Flows and Environment Project (IFFE) works to improve the environmental and social decision making and performance of public and private International Financial Institutions (IFIs) by holding them accountable to their investors, to donor countries and to the communities that are impacted by their investments.

New Ventures

New Ventures supports business solutions to the challenges of sustainable development by accelerating the growth of environmental enterprise in emerging markets.

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